Discovery BoxDaniel 10:20 
Context10:20 He said, “Do you know why I have come to you? 1 Now I am about to return to engage in battle with the prince of Persia. When I go, the prince of Greece is coming.
Daniel 11:10
Context11:10 His sons 2 will wage war, mustering a large army which will advance like an overflowing river and carrying the battle all the way to the enemy’s 3 fortress. 4
Daniel 11:20
Context11:20 There will arise after him 5 one 6 who will send out an exactor 7 of tribute to enhance the splendor of the kingdom, but after a few days he will be destroyed, 8 though not in anger or battle.
1 sn The question is rhetorical, intended to encourage reflection on Daniel’s part.
2 sn The sons of Seleucus II Callinicus were Seleucus III Ceraunus (ca. 227-223
3 tn Heb “his”; the referent (the enemy of the king of the north) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Heb “and he will certainly come and overflow and cross over and return and be aroused unto a fortress.” The translation has attempted to simplify the syntax of this difficult sequence.
5 tn Heb “on his place.”
6 sn The one who will send out an exactor of tribute was Seleucus IV Philopator (ca. 187-176
7 sn Perhaps this exactor of tribute was Heliodorus (cf. 2 Maccabees 3).
8 tn Heb “broken” or “shattered.”
